New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-30
Court Notes.

The Grand Jury completed its labors
Friday forenoon. In their recommen-
dations to the county commissioners
the repeat what former grand juries
have said about the fence surrounding
the Jail building and the necessity of an
iron grating to protect the entrance to
the jail proper. They found that the
floor of the jail is in an insecure and
dilapidated condition and recommend
to replace it with an iron floor. They
have examined the Tax books of various
towns of Brown county county and find
large percentage Of lands described
only as 4part of lot The part'so de-
scribed being an illegal description.
The evils arising from above are The
assessor cannot properly assess lands
described as part lots'' should it
be sold for taxes no purchaser would
be found and the county be burdened
with delinquent taxes. Every re-
ceipt given for taxes paid in which the
description is merely '.part OF lott is
illegal. They hold that persons paying
their legal taxes are entitled to a legal
receipt and recommend that action be
taken to remedy the matter. The grand
jury also found that there are lands in
Brown county known as the St. Paul
and Chicago railroad lands~which were
not placed on the tax list prior to 1886
and that they were taxable prior to that
time. They therefore recommend 10
the board of county commissioners that
the lands referred to be placed on the
tax list and cause the back taxes to be
collected.
CIVIL CASES.
VIM. Pearson VS.. Jacob Brust and
Jacob L. Mueller. None suit granted
as to defendant Mueller, settled as to
deft. Brust.
Philina Wood VS.. E. E. Dickerson
verdict rendered for pltf.
Wenzel Tauer and Winona & St. Peter
Land Company VS.. George Rewitzer
evidence taken and submitted.
| German Triton VS.. County Commits
sioners ct al will be tried. at adjourned
term of court Jan. 9th 1888.
Criminal Cases.
The district court which convened
Tuesday morning completed its labors
Saturday and adjourned until January
The following cases We're disposed of:
State of Minnesota VS..
Gottlieb Guggisberg, and State VS..
Louis Schmelz, both of which had been
appealed from Justice court, the judg-
ment Of the justice court was ordered
reversed.
Case of Fairbanks, Morse & Co. VS..
S. D. Peterson was continued by con-
sent,
/ Case of Warder, Bushnell and Glea-
son Company VS.. Richard w. Peach
was dismissed.
Case Of Milwaukee Harvester Co. VS..
Peter Roland was continued by con-
/ sent.
Case of Annie Anderson VS.. John B.
Schmid was continued over the term by
consent, to be taken up at any time
during vacation after April Is next, on
ten days notice by either party.
/ The case of Griffith & Smith VS.. ii.
B. Lent was tried by jury and on
Thursday a verdict for plaintiffs was
returned.
State vs.. Emile and Karoline Kumm
the jury rendered a verdict of not gull
ty.
State rs. Henry Butts, for stealing
!. jewelry at Springfield. Defendant was
sentenced to 8 months in the county
Jail
State vs.. Franz Heilig, attempted
horse stealing, defendant was sentenced
to six months imprisonment in the coun.
" jail.
The grand jury also brought in an In
dictment against Ingobert johnson.
The defendant was placed under bonds
and case will be tried at next term koi
court.